Permanent Revolution (album) explained

Permanent Revolution
Type:Album
Artist:Catch 22
Cover:Permanent Revolution (album).jpg
Released:June 27, 2006
Recorded:January 2006
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Length:33:40
Label:Victory
Producer:Catch 22
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Permanent Revolution is the fourth and latest studio album by ska band Catch 22, released on June 27, 2006 (July 18, 2006, in Canada) under Victory Records.

Background

Permanent Revolution was recorded in January 2006.

Composition

The album can be classified as a concept album, centered on the life of Leon Trotsky (1879–1940), with the title being named after Trotsky's theory of permanent revolution.[1]

Release

Catch 22 appeared at the Ska Weekend festival in April 2006; following this, they went on a US tour with Patent Pending.[2] [3] On April 25, 2006, Permanent Revolution was announced for release in two months' time.[4] A music video was filmed for "Party Song (1917)" in New York City on June 10, 2006; that same day, "A Minor Point" was posted on the band's Myspace profile.[5] [6] Preceded by a promotional e-card and a stream of the whole album, Permanent Revolution was released on June 27, 2006, through Victory Records.[7] [8] [9] A limited edition 7" vinyl of "Party Song (1917)" was released, available through pre-orders at Interpunk and FYE[10] In July and August 2006, the band appeared on the Summer of Ska Tour in the US and Canada, alongside Voodoo Glow Skulls, Big D and the Kids Table, Suburban Legends, and Westbound Train.[11] [12] Following this, they supported Less Than Jake on their headlining US tour until October 2006.[13] They closed out the year with five headlining East Coast shows, with support from Patent Pending, Bomb the Music Industry!, and Whole Wheat Bread.[14] In May 2007, they appeared at The Bamboozle festival.[15] At the end of the year, they went on tour with Patent Pending.[16]

Personnel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview with Ryan Eldred of Catch22. Socialist Appeal. 2009-12-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20090719082732/http://www.socialistappeal.org/content/view/241/49/. 2009-07-19. dead.
  2. Web site: Ska Weekend '06 in Knoxville, TN. Punknews.org. White, Adam. March 2, 2006. January 22, 2022.
  3. Web site: Patent Pending join Catch 22 tour, delay album release. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. March 22, 2006. January 22, 2022.
  4. Web site: Catch 22's 'Permanent Revolution' details. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. April 25, 2006. January 23, 2022.
  5. Web site: Catch 22 video shoot in NYC. Punknews.org. White, Adam. June 2, 2006. January 24, 2022.
  6. Web site: New track from Catch 22's 'Permanent Revolution'. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. June 10, 2006. January 24, 2022.
  7. Web site: Updates from Catch 22. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. December 26, 2005. November 22, 2021.
  8. Web site: Catch-22 post new e-card/player. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. June 16, 2006. January 27, 2022.
  9. Web site: Catch 22 audio interview/album stream online. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. June 26, 2006. January 29, 2022.
  10. Web site: Catch 22 plan limited 7-inch. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. June 8, 2006. January 24, 2022.
  11. Web site: Summer of Ska with Big D, Catch 22, Voodoo Glow Skulls, more. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. May 14, 2006. January 24, 2022.
  12. Web site: Summer of Ska. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. July 3, 2006. January 29, 2022.
  13. Web site: Less Than Jake / the Loved Ones / Catch 22 / NMDS / Set Your Goals. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. August 4, 2006. January 30, 2022.
  14. Web site: Catch 22 / Whole Wheat Bread / Patent Pending / Bomb The Music Industry!. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. November 27, 2006. February 5, 2022.
  15. Web site: Bamboozle adds Blood Brothers, Catch 22, Bayside, Scary Kids, Starting Line. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. December 13, 2006. February 7, 2022.
  16. Web site: Patent Pending: 'She's a Ho-Ho-Ho Merry Christmas'. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. November 30, 2007. June 5, 2022.

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